Lint is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #494566 |
| Complementary Color | #9c98ba |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lint Color. The Timothy Grass color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Meadowood (#9da28e) for more calm effect. Try Potting Moss as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c98ba is the best complementary color to Lint. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6ba99 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #baad98 and #a5ba98. Thus found on the left and right of #b6ba99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heathered Gray and Norway colors as they work well with Lint.
The split-complementary Lint palette consists of #ad98ba and #98a5ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c98ba). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b6ba99, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b6ba99 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lint. Thus Lily and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Summer Green, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6ba99 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lint tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9c98ba) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98b6ba and #ba9c98.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6ba99 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lint has a hue angle of 67.27°, a saturation of 19.3% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6ba99 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #b6ba99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,186,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 12.94, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(67.27,19.3%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.27,17.74%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.4212,-7.1035,16.2912) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6001,47.3628,37.0337) |